Quotes About Authenticity

What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another would have said as well as you, do not say it; written as well, do not write it. Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself—and thus make yourself indispensable.

Ne dites pas trop de mal de vous-meme: on vous croirait. - Don't talk too badly of yourself: they might believe you.

Neužtenka priimti žmones tokius, kokie jie yra; reikia nor?ti, kad jie tokie b?t?, - štai kur slypi tikroji meil?.

Gerçekten a??k bir kad?n?n ki?ili?i yoktur, hiçbir zaman; bir ki?ili?i oldu?unu söyler, kendini buna inand?rmaya çal???r, ama do?ru de?ildir. hay?r, sevdi?i adam?n kendisinde bulmak istedi?i kad?n? anlamaya, o kad?n olmaya çal???r.' (Isabelle)

The objective nature of photography confers on it a quality of credibility absent from all other picture-making.

Be what you are, do what you want. Treat others how you want to because equality in this time is just a humour.

You don't cheat anybody out of their experience, whatever it is.

I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely.

Andre, he says, some people are thermometers, some are thermostats. You're a thermostat. You don't register the temperature in a room, you change it. So be confident, be yourself, take charge. Show her your essential self.

A pochi di noi è concessa la grazia di conoscere se stessi, e finché non ci riusciamo, la cosa migliore che possiamo fare è essere coerenti.

And I felt more like me than I ever had, as if the years I'd lived so far had formed layers of skin and muscle over myself that others saw as me when the real one had been underneath all along, and I knew writing- even writing badly- had peeled away those layers, and I knew then that if I wanted to stay awake and alive, if I wanted to stay me, I would have to keep writing.

Most of the time I feel stupid, insensitive, mediocre, talentless and vulnerable—like I'm about to cry any second—and wrong. I've found that when that happens, it usually means I'm writing pretty well, pretty deeply, pretty rawly.

It is better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.

We prefer to go deformed and distorted all our lives rather than not resemble the portrait of ourselves which we ourselves have first drawn. It's absurd. We run the risk of warping what's best in us

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.

What was true love, anyway? What did the fabric of it feel like? Rough? Smooth? Velvety soft? Would she recognize it immediately, or would she have to browse awhile? Would true love fit her perfectly or be like a store-bought gown in need a alterations?

I could never dream of being cool.

Perché uno deve stare al gioco, se sa che il gioco fa schifo? Non è questione di coerenza astratta, è questione di non dimenticarti chi sei.

Voglio solo fare cose che mi entusiasmano. Cose in cui credo totalmente, senza nessun genere di riserva. Senza nessun patteggiamento o adattamento alla realtà o abbassamento di soglie.